This Friday 19th April, British indie comedy Swede Caroline will be in UK and Irish cinemas. One of the stars of the film is Jo Hartley ( This Is England, After Life), now for her latest film Swede Caroline took up vegetable growing. As the Caroline of the title, she and her giant marrows are forces to be reckoned with and she's aiming to win big at the national championships. But some of her plants are stolen...
Freda Cooper recently spoke to Jo about no just acting in the film, but for the first time, one of the executive producer. As well as how she got involved in a film she describes as “a bizarre and wonderful creation”.
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SYNOPSIS:
In this British mockumentary, the competitive giant vegetable-growing world is rocked by scandal when up-and-coming prospect Caroline (Jo Hartley) has her prized marrow plants stolen.
With her life turned upside down and desperate for answers, she turns to two private detectives (Aisling Bea and Ray Fearon), who are then dramatically kidnapped. Are the events linked? No, of course not. But Caroline thinks they are and the hunt for her missing marrows takes her way beyond the allotments, plunging her into a national corruption scandal that goes all the way to the top!!
As Caroline readies herself for the big championship with the help of her trusty partners Willy (Celyn Jones) and Paul (Richard Lumsden), she sets off in search of the truth. On the way enduring kidnappings, car chases and - worst of all - courgettes. But will the culprit ever be caught? The film bounces from one quintessential British location to the next, as Caroline’s quest leads her from allotments to service stations, by way of chip shops and the odd lay-by.
The cast for this one includes Richard Lumsden, Celyn Jones, Aisling Bea, Fay Ripley, Alice Lowe, Ray Fearon, and Steve Brody.